What are the differences between depression and grief/sadness?
Loss can understandably lead to feelings of sadness, but with grief these feelings are specific to the person or situation that has been lost, while depression tends to be persistent across all areas of life. Depression can evolve from unresolved or prolonged grief. Sadness is a normal emotion that all humans experience throughout life; it can be a symptom of depression but oftentimes it is a relatively short period of feeling down. Depression lasts at least two weeks and is accompanied by other symptoms like the ones described above.
Depression is more than "feeling down" or " feeling blue." When you’re depressed, you may find it hard to simply "let go" or "snap out of it." Depression is very common.
If you've never had an online psychiatry visit before, you might have some questions about how the process works. Dr. Churi, Amwell’s staff psychiatrist, shares answers and helpful information about telepsychiatry.
It’s important to seek support for what matters most: your emotional well-being. Too often, we have a poor understanding of how to practice self-care, or we avoid it all together. And while self-care is something a mental health professional is likely to recommend to you, most agree that getting professional help from a licensed therapist should be a priority.
We all know that stress is part of life and managing it can be difficult. Stress management has become even more difficult with the ongoing pandemic. COVID-19 has been with us for the past 18 months or so and life as we know it has changed. The recent surge of the Delta variant has also brought on more stress related to vaccination, the return to school, and the possibility of business closures.
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